Fruit-juice extractor



May 15,1923.

o. BROPHY ,FRUIT JUICE Ex'raAcToR Filed Nov.` 171, 1922 InUe/v tor Oscrraphy By orn/Ey Patented May 15, 1923.

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. OSCAR BROPHY, 0F PHILADLPHI, PENNSYLVANIA.

' FRUIT-JUICE nxrnac'rom Application meanovember u, 1922. serian. 600,257.

To all 'who'mft may concern: j

Be it known that I, OSCAR BRorHY., a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and' State of Pennsylvania, have linvented certain new and luseful Improvements in a.

Fruit-Juice Extractor, of which the followin is a specification.

y invention relates to improvements in` a machine-known as a fruit juice extractor and particularly relates to a machine having an extractor bulb, or cone, which is rotated at a high speed within a bowl for extracting the juice of oranges and lemons.

The object of my invention is to provide a juice extractor having a strainer, o r perforated basket, .which is rotatable with the bulb extractor, for the purpose .of retaining the pulp and seeds of the fruit andv permitting the juice to be driven out of the pulp by the centrifugal action of the rotating strainer orbasket; a further object of my invention is to construct thestrainer so that the pulp may be readily removed therefrom and to make the strainer removable with lthe exi tractor bulb, for cleaning purposes.

is a partial sectional perspective Aview of. al

'p modified form ot strainer.'

vIn theaccompanying drawing, in which like reference characters refer to like parts, 1 represents a casing of a machine for.ex.

tracting the juice of oranges, lemons andthe like.- Mounted-'upon the casing 1 is--a bowl 2, having' a spout 3. A 'central shaft 4' is rotatably mounted within the casing 1 and is adapted to be operated by'an electric motor located within the-'casing 1, or bymechanical fmeans, both forms being well known and in general use.

The extractor bulb, or cone 6, is detachably mounted upon the end :of the shaft 4 and is located within the bowl 2. 'A one-half portion of anY orangel or lemon may be held in the hand and forced over the extractorl bulb 6 and the Arotation of the latter -will torce 'the juice out'of theluit.

` retaining the pulp andseeds. The

My invention consists of a strainer, vor

yperforated basket 8, having slots 9 formed therein through which the juice may pass, and the strainer retaining the pulp and seeds of the fruit.

The strainer 8 may be made of metal and formed in one piece with the bulb 6. The

. strainer 8, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is prof vided with an annular wallA 10 for retaining .the pulp vand seeds when the strainer yis rotated. The 'slots 9 formed in the strainer 8" extend throughout the bottom 12 and also the upstanding wall 10, thus forming free f passage-ways for the juice to'pass from the strainer into the bowl 2, from which iteflows out through the spout 3. 1 i' The rapidlyrevolving strainer will catch the pulp and seeds fof the fruit lwhich will be thrown v*against the annular wall of the strainer andthe yjuice will b eI forced out'ot the strainer byjtlle centrifugal-action of the revolving strainer, which actioinl will quickly' remove all the juice from the pulp.

Thev strainer is slightly rounded at the angle formed between the'aniiular vwall 10 and the bottom wall 12. so thatl the accumulation of pulp and seeds may be readily-removed from the strainer by the aid of a spoon. The strainer 8, being attached to the bulb 6, may be readily removed from the machine, along with the bulb for cleaning purposes. p

The form of strainer 15,-sl1own in Fig. 3, is constructed of perforated sheet metal. The bottom portion is attached to the extractor cone or bulb 16 by screws 17 or other suitable .Y

fastening devices.

formed in the sheet metal extend'througlroutfl l the-bottomv portion^19` and also the vertical erfannular 'wall 20.

Heretofore, in machines of this type some were provided with stationary stralners located within the bowl ofthe vmachine for pulp would collec-t upon the stationary strainer, or uponthe sides and upon the spout of the bowl, if no strainer were used, andthe accumulation of pulp would 4retard the flowing of the juice from the bowl and-itv would also cause some of the Yjuice to slowly drip from the spout, thus requiring a separate- -receptacle to be vplaced-under the spout `for catching the drip, after the main portion of the juicehad run from the spout.

The perforations 18 providing a revolving strainer within that bowl, all thejuce is quickly forced out of tbe 'accumulation of pulp in alle strainer by cenriif'ugal force, therefore the constans dripping 'of juice from 'the machine ie avoided.; and the' removable feature of my improved strainer permits elle machine lo be readily cleaned.

Having slius deeu'f'ibed my invenzion l claim and esire to secure by Lol-tere Pat en::- f i l. A, machine for extracting' lie uice of @ua-comprising, u stationary casing5 anrotatably mounted Within the' casing, an en tractor bulb mounted upon ehe shaft and positioned Within the casing, a strainer rotal/able with the said shaft, a retaining wall upon the strainer surrounding said bulb adopted to retain the pulp of the fruit [against elle action of centrifugal force, and

said elraineic having peroraliione formeel therein ehrough which the juice may be `forced from the strainer ino lle casing;

when elle Strainer ie rapidly roaeeil.

Leonora 3. il. machine for extractingtlie'juice of fruit comprising, a stationary casing, a shale rctalzably mounted' Within said casing, an

extracto-r bulb mounted upon the shall; and 'i poeirtioned wiyhin tbe casing, ary-strainer baving perforation?, formed therein, said 'strainer eesociateol Willi said. extractor bulb and rotatable therewith, said bulb and saidJ strainer being readily detachable from said shall; and removable from the casing, said' strainer having an annular upstancling Wall adapted lo retain the pulp of the fruit againel; the action of centrifugal force, and.

means for rapidly rotating the strainer for exeracing the juice from the pulp in the screiner` and discharging it inlo the casing.

e. A machine for extracting the juice or? fruit comprising, a staionary cesing, an extractor bulb rotatably mounted Within the casing, a bowl sha ed receptacle associaled Wilr said bulb, said. receptacle having au upetanoling annular Wall adapted to retain the' pulp of the ruii: When rapidly related,l

said receptacle havingn radial slots forme@ through said Wall through which the juice is ada-pied to be dieeliarged inlo the casing9 and mechanism forrolating said receptacle.

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